Wednesday 20 February 2013 10.21 EST
First published on Wednesday 20 February 2013 10.21 EST

The Scottish Premier League strugglers Dundee have parted company with their manager Barry Smith.

Smith leaves Dens Park with the club bottom of the table and 15 points behind 11th-placed St Mirren.

A statement read: "Dundee FC today announced that they have parted company with manager Barry Smith with immediate effect. Until matters regarding this have been formally concluded, no further statement will be made."

The 39-year-old spent 11 years as a player with Dundee and took over as manager in 2010, succeeding Gordon Chisholm after the club entered administration. The assistant manager Ray Farnigham is expected to organise the team for Sunday's match at Celtic.